Definitions for: Locomotive

[n] wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine used to draw trains along railway tracks
[adj] of or relating to locomotion

Webster (1913) Definition: Lo"co*mo`tive, a. [Cf. F. locomotif. See
Locomotion.]
1. Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to
change place; as, a locomotive animal.

2. Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an
animal.

Lo"co*mo`tive, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.

Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.

Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]

Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.

Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.

Synonyms: engine, locomotive engine, locomotor, railway locomotive

See Also: buffer, choo-choo, cowcatcher, diesel locomotive, donkey engine, electric locomotive, fender, footplate, iron horse, pilot, pilot engine, railroad train, shunter, steam locomotive, switch engine, tank engine, tank locomotive, traction engine, train, wheeled vehicle

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